Filet Pillow Pattern
J. & P. COATS BIG BALL BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Art. A.104, Size 30: 2 balls of No. 65 Beauty Pink; or
CLARK'S BIG BALL MERCERIZED CROCHET, Art. B.34, Size 30: 2 balls of No. 65 Beauty Pink.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.
One pillow 8 x 16 inches … 3 yards of pink satin ribbon, 1 inch wide.
A 12-inch Coats & Clark's Crown "Trouble-Free" Zipper, Art. F.12, (dress placket) No. 31 Pink.
Each motif measures 8 inches square.
MOTIF (Make 4) … Starting at center, ch 12. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 31 dc in ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, * skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-5. 3rd rnd: * Sl st in next sp, ch 5, 2 d tr in same sp, d tr in next dc, 2 d tr in next sp, ch 5, sl st in same sp. Repeat from * around. Join to first sl st. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 5 ch, ch 5, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr, make d tr in each d tr of group and in top of ch, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 21, make a cluster by making d tr in top of next ch, in each d tr and in top of next ch, ch 12, cluster over next group of sts. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, ch 6, * (skip 2 ch, tr in next ch—sp made—ch 2) 3 times; skip 1 ch of next sp, tr in next ch, (ch 2, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch) 3 times; ch 5, tr in same place as last tr (corner sp made), (ch 2, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch) 3 times; ch 2, skip 1 ch of next sp, tr in next ch, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th ch of ch-6. 6th rnd: Ch 6, tr in next tr (sp made over sp), * ch 2, tr in next tr. Repeat from * around, making tr, ch 5 and tr in center ch of ch-5 at each corner. 7th rnd: Ch 6, tr in next tr, * 2 tr in next sp, tr in next tr (bl made over sp), make 5 sps, 1 bl, in next 2 ch at corner, in next ch make tr, ch 5 and tr; tr in next 2 ch and next tr, make another bl, 5 sps. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 4, * make 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 3 sps, 1 bl, tr in next 3 tr (bl made over bl), make 2 more bls, a corner sp, 4 bls, 3 sps. Repeat from * around. Join. Starting with 9th row follow chart, making 7 tr in center st of each corner on 11th to 14th rnds incl. Last rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, make 2 sc in each sp, sc in each tr and 8 sc in each corner sp. Join and break off.
Make 1 row of 2 motifs for each side and sew together, picking up back loop only. Make a row of sc around each piece in back loops only. Join and break off. Flute ribbon to reach around pillow. Sew in place around one piece. Sew other piece in place, leaving one end open. Sew in zipper.
